942 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Adair ranch, visited the west and purchased 15 head 

 of bulls for shipment to British South Africa. 



A Champion From the South. An interesting ex- 

 periment in Hereford breeding in the lower Missis- 

 sippi Valley has been going on for a number of 

 years under the direction and ownership of W. J. 

 Davis, Jackson, Miss. At the International show 

 at Chicago in December, 1913, Mr. Davis had the 

 satisfaction of gaining the senior and grand cham- 

 pionship for bulls on Point Comfort 14th 337488, 

 bred by Oscar L. Miles of Fort Smith, Ark. It is 

 true that Mr. Harris did not exhibit upon this occa- 

 sion, having dropped out of the race after the Kan- 

 sas City Royal, where he had won both the junior 

 and grand bull championships with Repeater 7th 

 386905. Nevertheless, the southern champion had to 

 meet and defeat at Chicago such bulls as McCray's 

 Corrector Fairfax, Luce & Moxley 's junior cham- 

 pion Prince Real 396530, Beau Fairfax and Prince 

 Rupert 50th.* Point Comfort 14th on the side of his 

 sire ran through Patrolman 4th 133915, bred by 

 Messrs. Ikard of Texas, to the Beau Brummel bull 

 Patrolman of Gudgell & Simpson breeding. The dam 

 of Patrolman 4th was Armour Poppy, bred by K. B. 



*Mr. Moxley supplies these facts concerning the founding of 

 the Luce & Moxley herd: 



"When my father decided to give up active farming on 

 account of his health, Mr. Luce, my brother-in-law, bought the 

 farm, and we founded the firm of Luce & Moxley. He wanted to 

 put the farm in bluegrass, and raise some kind of stock. We 

 debated this question for some time, and then decided on Hereford 

 cattle. Mr. Luce has spent most of his life in the cigar business, 

 being a member of the firm of Powell & Smith Co. until he sold out 

 to the American Cigar Co. and became vice-president of it. After 

 about two years he resigned, and has since been interested in 

 several companies in New York City. He tries to get to Ken- 

 tucky once a year for about six weeks, as he loves the farm and 

 his stock." 



